Following his trouncing by rival Felton Kamambo, flamboyant businessman and Zanu PF politician, Phillip Chiyangwa said his decision to withdraw from the race was to show that he is not power hungry.

Ironically, Chiyangwa and his deputy Omega Sibanda had gone all systems out to block their challengers in a style typical of a power hungry duo.

Posting on Twitter soon after the ZIFA polls, Chiyangwa said;

https://twitter.com/MPChiyangwa/status/1074314461769543681